Chandigarh, June 9: Adding yet another feather in the cap of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (MRSAFPI) SAS Nagar, Six more cadets have been commissioned into the Indian Army after successfully passing out from the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun, on Saturday.

The passing out parade was reviewed by Lt. Gen. M. V. Suchindra Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM, GOC-in-C, Northern Command.

Six cadets commissioned as officers

These six cadets—Amrinder Singh from district Mohali, ShobhitDeep Singh (Gurdaspur), Abhay Pratap Singh (Mohali), Aditya Burmi (Hoshiarpur), Aditya Sharma (Mohali), and Tushant (Pathankot)—were commissioned as officers into the Indian Armed Forces, bringing the total to 158 cadets from Maharaja Ranjit Singh AFPI since the Institute’s inception.

MRSAFPI sets another benchmark by achieving success rate of 56.64%

Extending heartiest congratulations to the cadets, Punjab Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Minister Aman Arora wished them a successful innings in the Armed forces. He further revealed that 50 cadets of MRSAFPI have been commissioned since the Bhagwant Singh Mann led state Government is at the helm of affairs in Punjab. The institute has set another benchmark by achieving a success rate of 56.64%.

Major General Ajay H. Chauhan (Retd), Director of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute, announced that in May two more cadets were commissioned as Sub-Lieutenants in the Indian Navy.

They are Jaskirat Singh from Mohali and Saksham Gupta from Jalandhar. He urged the cadets to uphold the Institute’s motto, “Nischay Kar Apni Jeet Karoon,” and serve the nation faithfully.

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22 cadets cleared Service Selection Board interview

As many as 22 cadets of the Institute have also cleared the Service Selection Board (SSB) interview, said Major General Ajay H. Chauhan (Retd) while adding that the Merit list of NDA-152 course was declared in April and Cadet Navjot Singh achieved 11th rank in the All-India Order of Merit. These cadets are awaiting joining letters to join National Defence Academy (NDA)/equivalent Training Academies.